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Customers & Jobs list (IIF reference)

Customers & Jobs list (CUST)

Import and export files can contain all the information on your Customer:Job list. import files^IIF, . The keyword for the Customers & Jobs list is CUST.

Column headings

The following table shows the column headings for the Customers & Jobs list. import files^IIF, . Only the NAME column is required.

NAME

(Required) The name of the customer. import files^IIF, . If a job name is included, the customer name appears first. import files^IIF, . If you are creating an import file, use a colon (:) to separate the customer name from the job name.

TIMESTAMP

(Export files only) A unique number that identifies the company file from which you exported the Customers & Jobs list.

REFNUM

(Export files only) A unique number that identifies an entry in the list.

BADDR1

The first line of the customer's billing address.

BADDR2

The second line of the customer's billing address.

BADDR3

The third line of the customer's billing address.

BADDR4

The fourth line of the customer's billing address.

BADDR5

The fifth line of the customer's billing address.

SADDR1

The first line of the customer's shipping address.

SADDR2

The second line of the customer's shipping address.

SADDR3

The third line of the customer's shipping address.

SADDR4

The fourth line of the customer's shipping address.

SADDR5

The fifth line of the customer's shipping address.

PHONE1

The customer's phone number.

PHONE2

The customer's alternate phone number.

FAXNUM

The customer's FAX number.

CONT1

The name of your primary contact with the customer.

CONT2

The name of an alternate contact with the customer.

CTYPE

Your classification for the customer. import files^IIF, . (QuickBooks calls this a "customer type."). import files^IIF, . If you import a customer type that is not on your Customer Type list, QuickBooks adds the new customer type to the list.

TERMS

The customer's payment terms with your company.

TAXABLE

Indicates whether you can charge sales tax to the customer. import files^IIF, . If you are creating an import file, type one of the following in the TAXABLE field:

 

If you can charge sales tax to this customer.

 

If you cannot charge sales tax to this customer.

LIMIT

The customer's credit limit with your company. import files^IIF, . If you are creating an import file, enter the dollar amount.

RESALENUM

The customer's resale number.

REP

Specifies the sales representative who deals with the customer. import files^IIF, . The sales representative will be added to the Sales Rep list and either the Vendor list, Employee list, or Other Names list.

Enter the following items, separated by colons (for example, John Smith:2:JS).

 

Name:

(Required) First and last name of the sales representative.

 

ListID:

(Required) Number of the list to which the sales representative should be added.

  1. Vendor

  2. Employee

  3. Other Names

 

Initials:

(Required) Initials of the sales representative.

TAXITEM

The name of the tax item you have assigned to this customer. import files^IIF, . The name you enter must correspond to one of the sales tax items on your Item list.

NOTEPAD

Your notes about the customer. import files^IIF, . If you are creating an import file, the notes appear in the Notepad window for the customer.

SALUTATION

The customer's salutation, or title (Mr., Ms., Doctor, etc.).

COMPANYNAME

The name of the customer's company.

FIRSTNAME

The customer's first name.

MIDINIT

The customer's middle initial.

LASTNAME

The customer's last name.

CUSTFLD1
CUSTFLD2
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CUSTFLD 7

The custom field entries for the customer (you can have up to 7 custom field entries). import files^IIF, . Custom fields let you track special information about the customer, such as the customer's birthday or email address. import files^IIF, . What you use custom fields for is entirely up to you.

JOBDESC

A short description of the job you are performing for the customer.

JOBTYPE

A word or phrase you want to use to categorize the job you are performing for the customer. import files^IIF, . You can create reports based on job types.

JOBSTATUS

The status of the job you are performing for the customer. import files^IIF, . QuickBooks uses these terms to indicate job status:

Pending
Awarded
In progress
Closed
Not awarded

JOBSTART

The starting date of the job you are performing for the customer.

JOBPROJEND

The projected ending date of the job you are performing for the customer.

JOBEND

The ending date of the job you performed for the customer.

NOTE

The name or number of the account you want to associate with this customer. QuickBooks requires an account number if you want to set up this customer as an online payee. import files^IIF, . The payee uses this number to identify you.

KB ID# H_IIF_CUSTOMER_COLUMN
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